@article{16931,
  author = {Ferrari G. and Watts C. and Hargreaves J. and Kim J. and Phetla G. and Morison L. and Porter J. and Barnett T. and Pronyk P. and Jan Stephen},
  title = {Economic evaluation of a combined microfinance and gender training intervention for the prevention of intimate partner violence in rural South Africa},
  abstract = {<p>
OBJECTIVE: Assess the cost-effectiveness of an intervention combining microfinance with gender and HIV training for the prevention of intimate partner violence (IPV) in South Africa. METHODS: We performed a cost-effectiveness analysis alongside a cluster-randomized trial. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of the intervention in both the trial and initial scale-up phase. RESULTS: We estimated the cost per DALY gained as US$7688 for the trial phase and US$2307 for the initial scale-up. The findings were sensitive to the statistical uncertainty in effect estimates but otherwise robust to other key assumptions employed in the analysis. CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that this combined economic and health intervention was cost-effective in its trial phase and highly cost-effective in scale-up. These estimates are probably conservative, as they do not include the health and development benefits of the intervention beyond IPV reduction.
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},
  year = {2011},
  journal = {Health Policy and Planning},
  volume = {26},
  edition = {2010/10/27},
  number = {5},
  pages = {366-72},
  isbn = {1460-2237 (Electronic)0268-1080 (Linking)},
  note = {Jan, StephenFerrari, GiuliaWatts, Charlotte HHargreaves, James RKim, Julia CPhetla, GodfreyMorison, Linda APorter, John DBarnett, TonyPronyk, Paul MRandomized Controlled TrialResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tEnglandHealth policy and planningHealth Policy Plan. 2011 Sep;26(5):366-72. Epub 2010 Oct 25.},
  language = {eng},
}